# Change http to links

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-http-to-links/31692>\
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**Created:** [September 25, 2003, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-http-to-links/31692 "2003-09-25T21:26:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-http-to-links/31692/1 "2003-09-25T21:26:10Z")

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say i have a varable

$info

what i want to do is find any word begining with http:// and change it to a link by adding the code \<a herf u know wat i mean

how do i do that?  
i think i could use preg\_replace but how do i use that funtion ?